Colorado had roughly $1billion in MJ sales in 2016. California has roughly 7x the population of CO.
Therefore California will have ~$7billion in MJ sales once the whole distribution channel from grow to retail is operational. ~2018 On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 8:48 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't think anyone has any idea really. We will see. > > > > > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > > On 12/27/2016 7:47 PM, Robert wrote: > > > I wonder what the difference in volume will be medicinal with > > > give-away prescriptions and just legal...? > > > > > > On 12/27/16 7:43 PM, Bill Prince wrote: > > >> Most of the big growers have gone indoors with green houses. They use > > >> large solar arrays for power. They have leveled a lot of real estate > > >> (formerly hilly territory). > > >> > > >> In town, everything is cash, cash, cash. Buying/selling cars; cash > > >> deals. Buying and selling real estate; cash deals. Buying and selling > > >> groceries; cash deal. Cash, cash, cash. > > >> > > >> > > >> bp > > >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > >> > > >> On 12/27/2016 7:35 PM, Robert wrote: > > >>> Got to think someone will take advantage of all that growing > > >>> know-how.... > > >>> > > >>> On 12/27/16 7:31 PM, Bill Prince wrote: > > >>>> We have relatives up in Humboldt. Word on the street is that everyone > > >>>> will start growing their own (that's the optimistic view), or big > > >>>> agri-business is going to drive out all the locals. I don't know > > >>>> which. > > >>>> Probably something in between. > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> bp > > >>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > >>>> > > >>>> On 12/27/2016 4:53 PM, Robert wrote: > > >>>>> Humboldt will become one of the largest agro-cultures in the US on > > >>>>> Jan > > >>>>> 1st when all those pot farms have to start declaring their income... > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On 12/26/16 2:00 PM, Bill Prince wrote: > > >>>>>> I don't consider Marin County all that "diverse". Bunch of whiny > > >>>>>> latte-sipping yuppies if you ask me. Really, really small number of > > >>>>>> Blacks. The Asian population is on the upswing, but they are more > > >>>>>> hootie-tootie than a lot of the "whites". Same goes for a large > > >>>>>> portion > > >>>>>> of Silicon Valley. The Asian population is exploding; approaching > > >>>>>> 33% in > > >>>>>> areas like Apple-ville (AKA "Cupertino"). > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Humboldt County is almost all white. I can't remember ever seeing > > >>>>>> any > > >>>>>> Black folks there, although I know of a few Asians. That said, > > >>>>>> there are > > >>>>>> plenty that you will see toting a deer on the hood; at least during > > >>>>>> deer > > >>>>>> season. In the off season they hide them in the back of the pickup. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Similar up here in the hills/coast area of San Mateo County. Not > > >>>>>> many > > >>>>>> Blacks (I know 3 or 4), but quite a few Asians. I also know many > > >>>>>> people > > >>>>>> that could be hauling deer on their hood (again during deer season). > > >>>>>> We're on a first name basis with a couple of game wardens who are > > >>>>>> frequently looking for the deer poachers, but it's basically a > > >>>>>> stand-off. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> bp > > >>>>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> On 12/26/2016 12:01 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > >>>>>>> Apologies to Bill > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Metallica’s James Hetfield: > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> "I kind of got sick of the Bay Area, the attitudes of the people > > >>>>>>> there, a little bit," he said. "They talk about how diverse they > > >>>>>>> are, > > >>>>>>> and things like that, and it's fine if you're diverse like them. > > >>>>>>> But > > >>>>>>> showing up with a deer on the bumper doesn't fly in Marin > > >>>>>>> County. My > > >>>>>>> form of eating organic doesn't vibe with theirs.". . ."there was an > > >>>>>>> elitist attitude there — that if you weren't their way politically, > > >>>>>>> their way environmentally, all of that, that you were looked down > > >>>>>>> upon." > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> I experienced the exact same thing in Humboldt County 26 years ago. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>> > > >> > > > >